# SII 3.90: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: X.—INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TIME OF RAJAKESARIVARMAN
ADITYA I. No. 90.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE IN THE
JNANAPARAMESVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUMEYJNANAM. No. 321 of 1910

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0090

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0090.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription is dated in the 2nd year of Rājakēsarivarman and
records that the assembly of Nālūr, a brahmadēya of Śēṟṟūr-kūṟṟam, sold
for 25 kāśu, the aṅgāḍikkūli, i.e., the market fees of the bazaar
street, to the temple of Tirumayāṉam. On palaeographical grounds we may
attribute the record to the time of Rājakēsarivarman Āditya I.

## Palaeographic description

The puḷḷis are marked throughout.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] ko rājakesariparmma⟨r⟩kku yāṇṭu 2 Āvatu
ceṟṟūrkkūṟṟa(ttu) ⟨2⟩ (brahma)deyaM nālūr paṭṭapperumakkaḷuḷḷiṭṭa
peruṅkuṟipperumakkaḷo(m) ⟨3⟩ (E)ṅkaḷūr tirumayāṉattu śrīmūlas{t}āṉa ttu
mahādevarkku nāṅkaḷ viṟṟukkuṭu⟨4⟩(tta Eṅkaḷū)rkkaṭaitteruvil
Aṅkāṭikkūliyāvatu [∥] puṟavūrniṉṟu nellum Ari(ci)⟨5⟩(yu)m ma(ṟṟu)m
Aḷappaṉa koṭuvantu viṟṟāraik kā(ciṉ) vāy nā(ḻi) koḷḷappeṟuvatā⟨6⟩kavum
ma(ṟ)ṟum kiṭantu viṟppaṉa kuvā(l)āl nāḻi koḷḷappe(ṟuva)tākavum niṟuppaṉa
ni⟨7⟩ṟaiyāl Oru palaṅ koḷḷappeṟuvatākavum veṟṟilaikkūṭaiyāl Oro paṟṟum
⟨8⟩ kūṭaiyālliraṇṭu pākkum koḷḷappeṟuvatākavum vaṭṭi(yāl) lor(o) vi ⟨9⟩
ttukkoḷḷappeṟuvatākavum [∥] Ipparicu Ikkūli (vi)ṟṟukkuṭu(ttu)
I(tte)variṭaik koṇṭa ⟨10⟩ kācu 2 10 5 Ikkācirupattañcukkum
candrāditya(val koḷ)ḷap(peruva)tāka [∥] Itu sabhaiyāyum ⟨11⟩
taṉippuruṣarāyum taṭuttārai panmāheśvarare tā(ṉ veṇṭu) poṉ maṉṟi
Iruppit⟨12⟩tum Ikkūli candrādityavaṟ piṭittukkoḷḷap(p)eṟuva(t)āka viṟṟu
vilaiśrāvaṇai ceytu ⟨13⟩ kuṭuttom paṭṭap(p)erumakkaḷuḷḷiṭṭa
pe(ru)⟨14⟩ṅkuṟipperumakka(ḷo)m [∥] Itu (paṉmā)heśvararakṣai [∥]

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 2nd year of (the reign of) king
Rājakēsarivarman, we, the great men of the big assembly which included
the great bhaṭṭas of Nālūr, a brahmadēya of Śēṟṟūr-kūṟṟam, sold the
market-fees (aṅgāḍikkūli) of the bazaar-street in our village to the
Mahādēva (i.e., Śiva) of the glorious Mūlasthāna at our village of
Tirumayāṉam, thus:—

(L. 4.) From those who bring from outside villages and sell such
articles as paddy, rice, etc., (which are sold) by measuring, shall be
received (one) nāḻi for each kāśu (realised) and for other articles
placed on the ground and sold, (one) nāḻi shall be received on each heap
(kuvāl). (For) articles (sold) by weight, one palam shall be received on
each weighment (niṟai)[1] . From each basket of betel leaves, shall be
received one paṟṟu; and two areca-nuts from each basket (of them). On
each vaṭṭi of . . . . . shall be received.

(L. 9.) In this manner was this (market-)fee (kūli) sold over to, and 25
kāśu received from, this god. For this 25 kāśu (given), (the temple)
shall receive (the market-fee defined above) till the moon and the sun
(last).

(L. 10.) We, the great men of the big assembly including the great
bhaṭṭas, sold and executed the sale-deed (vibai-śrāvaṇai) (stipulating
that), if either the assembly or any single individual (of the assembly)
obstruct this (i.e., the collection), all Māhēśvaras (assembled) shall
themselves levy (a fine of) gold as they choose, and even after
collecting (it), shall retain possession of this fee as long as the moon
and the sun (last). (The assembly of) all Māhēśvaras shall protect this
(charity).

## Commentary

⟨11⟩ maṉṟi. For the meaning of the verb maṉṟu, see above, page 51, note
4.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.90 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III:
Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III:
Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman,
Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and
the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions
3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 222–223, item 90.

[1] Winslow gives 100 palams as the equivalent of one niṟai.